The kiss of death for Spanish football: Prosecutors open sex abuse probe into Luis Rubiales as his mother locks herself in a church in hunger strike protest and Barcelona and Real Madrid face Champions League axe due to the scandal

In the eight days since Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales grabbed World Cup player Jenni Hermosa and forcibly kissed her in front of horrified spectators, Spain and the world of football have been consumed by a firestorm that shows no sign of abating.

There has been a series of seemingly never-ending twists and turns in the saga that has overshadowed the Spanish team’s triumph on the world stage and quickly turned into Spain’s own MeToo movement.

The overwhelming feeling amongst the Spanish team…